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Data says no. First link has historic data, showing no reduction in the last three decades. The data shows that restrictive policies do reduce death, but that h
by lowbloodsugar 9y ago
Data says no. First link has historic data, showing no reduction in the last three decades. The data shows that restrictive policies do reduce death, but that hasn't translated into measurable difference across the nation. Indeed, they found some police departments moving to more permissive chase policies.
https://priceonomics.com/the-case-for-banning-high-speed-police-chases/ https://priceonomics.com/the-case-for-banning-high-speed-pol...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/07/25/why-police-shouldnt-chase-criminals/?utm_term=.b0a61a5ee58d https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/07/25/why-p...
- dragonwriter 9y ago> First link has historic data, showing no reduction in the last three decades. The movement (including within the LE community) mostly was one of concern without concrete action till the early 2000s, and the wave of new restrictive policies came in the 2000s. Even ignoring that, the chart in the link you provides shows much less growth over it's 30 year period than would be expected if the practice remained equal in danger over a period where population increased by ~40%.
- lowbloodsugar 9y ago"The chances of dying in a crash in a late-model vehicle have fallen by more than a third in three years ... Improved vehicle designs and safety technology have a lot to do with the continuing decline in fatality risk." [1] So, no, there are other factors reducing fatalities. [1] http://www.iihs.org/iihs/sr/statusreport/article/50/1/1